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March 14, 2025
Launching New Health Care Affordability Committee and Industry Advisory Committee
Dear community members,
Health care costs are too expensive for many Oregonians. A recent state health care experience survey reported that nearly 3 in 4 (74%) respondents delayed or went without health care due to cost in the last twelve months.
The Oregon Health Policy Board (OHPB) is taking action by launching the Committee on Health Care Affordability and the Industry Advisory Committee on Health Care Affordability. We need your voices to help develop policies that lower costs and improve affordability.
This committee will formulate solutions with help from patients, families, and communities. You will have the opportunity to work alongside policymakers and industry leaders to recommend effective, sustainable strategies to make health care more affordable.
We’re asking individuals with a passion for ensuring affordable health care to apply for the Committee on Health Care Affordability, including:
✅ Health care consumers (patients, caregivers, families)
✅ Patient advocates
✅ Employers and other health care purchasers
✅ Health economists and policy experts
We’re asking professionals with experience working in the health care industry to apply for the Industry Advisory Committee on Health Care Affordability, including:
✅ Commercial health plans, Medicare Advantage, and Medicaid CCOs
✅ Hospitals, rural hospitals, and FQHCs
✅ Primary care, behavioral health, oral health, and pediatric providers
✅ Insurance brokers, care coordinators, and tribal health leaders
If you or someone in your network would be a great fit, apply today! Applications are due April 11, 2025.
📌 Learn More and Apply: Affordability Committee web page
📌 Learn more and Apply: Industry Advisory Committee web page
Thank you for helping us to make health care more affordable for all Oregonians.
Respectfully,
Tony Germann and Bill Kramer
OHPB Affordability Committee Leads
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